Pouch



Feb. 21, 1933. E. c. BUNNELL POUCH Filed Sept. 19, 1927 INVENTOR. Earl LZBunnell BY H./ 4A4Lfl ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21, 1933 UNITED STATES EARL C. BUNNELL, 0F STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT POUCH Application filed September 19, 1927. Serial No. 220,565.

This invention relates to a pouch, preferably constructed of rubber or other waterproof material.

An object of the invention is to provide a pouch consisting of an article containing body, and novel and improved means for closing said body in watertight and airtight fashion.

A further object is to provide a pouch consisting of an article containing body, a neck adapted to be rolled, folded or creased in such manner as to render the interior of the body watertight and airtight, and novel and improved means for retaining said neck rolled, folded or creased.

A further object is to provide means for retaining said neck in rolled, folded or creased condition which will be associated with said neck in manner to hold the same flattened out or collapsed when rolled, fold ed or creased.

A further object is to provide a pouch consisting of an article containing body having an openable side capable of being collapsed or flattened out and thus closed, and a member adapted to be fitted upon the collapsed or flattened out portion of said pouch to retain the same in closed watertight and airtight condition.

A further object is to provide a pouch consisting of an article containing body having an openable side capable of being collapsed or flattened out and thus closed, a surrounding portion of said pouch adjacent said openable side including an added thickness of material designed to provide oppositely disposed lips, beads or flanges when said openable side is collapsed or flattened out, and a member adapted to be fitted upon said lips, beads or flanges of said openable side when collapsed or flattened out to retain the pouch in closed watertight and airtight condition.

A further object is to provide a pouch consisting of an article containing body, a flexible, hollow neck leading to said body and capable of being collapsed or flattened out and rolled, folded or creased to render the interior of the body watertight and airtight, a surrounding portion of said neck including an added thickness of material designed to tion when said neck is rolled, folded or creased.

A further object is to provide a pouch as stated in the paragraph just preceding, wherein said member adapted to be fitted upon said lips, beads or flanges includes means for positively fastening and retaining iaid neck in rolled, folded or creased condiion. 7

A further object is to provide a pouch including an article containing body having webs at its opposite side edges, the webs be ing constructed for association with a belt, whereby the pouch can be supported upon a wearer. I

A further object is to provide a pouch including an article containing body having webs at its opposite side edges, a neck leading to said body and adapted to be rolled, folded or creased to render the interior of the body watertight and airtight, and means for fastening said neck in folded, crease-d or rolled condition, said means being inpart associated with said webs.

With the above objects in view, as well as others which will appear as the specification proceeds, the invention comprises the construction, arrangement and combination of parts as now tobe fully described and as hereinafter to be specifically claimed, it being understood that the disclosure herein is merely illustrative and intended in no way in a limiting sense, changes in details of construction and arrangement of parts being permissible so long as within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of apouch having the features of the invention, a frag- 15, and said lips,

holding said neck collapsed or flattened out in process of being applied to the neck.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View, taken on" line 55 in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View of the rolled, folded or creased neck. corresponding with the disclosure of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 inFig. 1.

With respect to the drawing and the numorals of reference thereon, 10 denotes the body portion having webs 11 at its opposite sideedges,and 12 the neck portion of a pouchwhich is desirably constructed of rubber, or other waterproof material.

Preferably, the neck portion is adapted to be wide open to provide a free opening to the interior of the body of the pouch, and to be collapsed or flattened out to restrict said opening, although the construction of the neck portion could be different.

Numeral 13 discloses elongated slots in the webs 11 adapted to receive a belt 14. whereby the novel pouch can be supported in upright position upon a wearer.

As very clearly disclosed, the outer portion of the neck 12 includes an added thickness of material providing oppositely disposed lips, beads or flanges 1 5 when the neck is collapsed or flattened out, the lips, beads or flanges extending outwardlyfrom the opening through the neck to the body of the pouch: See Figs. 5 to 7.

A member 16, desirably of metal, adapted to be fitted upon the lips, beads or flanges 15, is of general cylindrical shape, open at both ends, and includes a longitudinal slit or slot 17 extending its full length, said slit or slot 17 being of width to nicelyslide upon the collapsed-or flattened out pouch neck at location just inwardly of the lips, beads or flanges bead or flanges together constituting a width desirably considerably greater than the widtlrof said slit or slot, which width is disposed within the cylindrical member 16 when assembled with the pouch.

See Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

As will be clear from Fig. 4, in assembling the cylindrical member 16 with the pouch neck, said neck is first collapsed or flattened out, and the cylindrical member is then slid onto the neck. As disclosed more clearly in Fig. 6, the neck, with cylindrical member thereon, is preferably rolled down toward at opposite sides of said body,

the pouch body and means is provided for retaining said neck in rolled, folded or creased condition. The means I preferably utilize for this purpose is best shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 7. In said figures, 18 denotes tabs or lugs upon the end portions of the cylindrical member 16, integral with said member, and 19 represents openings in the webs 11 adapted to be entered by said tabs or lugs. In practice, the neck of the pouch is preferably first rolled to the position as in Figs. 1, 2 and 6, and the tabs or lugs are then inserted in the openings 19. An offset portion 20 in each tab or lug is for the purpose of making a suitable fit of the tabs or lugs in the openings of the webs 11. When it is desired to-release the rolled, folded or creased neck in order that it can be straightened out, the tabs or lugs must first beremoved from the openings in the webs. The arrangement as disclosed makes certain that the tabs or lugs cannot become accidentally removed.

Particular attention is called to the disclosure of Fig. 6, where it will be seen that when the neck is rolled, folded or creased, there will be a natural tendency of the metal of the cylindrical member 16 adjacent the slit or slot 17 to bear with pressure against the under, outer surfaces 21 of the lips, beads or flanges 15, and that, as a result, there will be a tendencyupon the part of said member 16 to hold the mouth 22 of the pouch closed.

The body 10 and the neck 12 of the pouch are, as disclosed, of rubber which is easily flexible, while the webs 11 are of somewhat stiffer rubber, but are suitably bendable to allow association with said webs of a belt and of the means for retaining the pouch neck rolled, folded, or creased. Also as disclosed, the body, neck and webs of the' 1. A pouch comprising an article containbendable neck, and webs all constituted by a single piece of waterproof material, said neck being adapted to be collapsed and turned upon itself to render the interior of said body watertight, a member slidable upon said neck to hold the neck collapsed, and devices upon said member and associated with said webs when said neck is turned upon iting body, a hollow,

self to hold the neck in turned-upon-itself condition.

2. A pouch comprising an article containing body, a hollow, bendable neck, and webs at opposite sides of said body, said neck being adapted to be collapsed and turned upon itself to render the interior of said body watertight, and means for holding said neck collapsed and turned upon itself, said means consisting of a member-slidable upon said neck when collapsed, and devices upon said member adapted to enter openings in said webs when said neck is turned upon itself.

3. A pouch comprising an article containing body having webs at its opposite sides extending in the plane of said body, a neck leading to said body and adapted to be turned upon itself to render the interior of the body water-tight, and means associated with the neck and webs for fastening said neck in turned-upon-itself condition.

4. A pouch comprising an article containing body having webs at its opposite sides, a neck leading to said body and adapted to be turned upon itself to render the interior of the body watertight, and means for fastening said neck in turned-upon-itself' condition, said means being slidable upon a part of said neck and including devices capable of being inserted in openings in said webs.

5. A pouch comprising an article containing body having webs at its opposite sides extending in the plane of the body and perforated to receive a belt loop, a neck leading to said body and adapted to be turned upon itself to render the interior of the body watertight, and means associated with the neck and webs for fastening said neck in turned-upon-itself condition.

6. A pouch comprising an article containing body having webs at its opposite sides extending in the plane of the body and perforated to receive a belt loop, a neck leading to said body, and closure means for said neck, and said webs providing retainers for said closure means.

7 A receptacle including a body portion having an open end, a tubular member slotted throughout its length and adapted to be disposed over said open end with the opposite edge portions defining the slot engaging opposite surfaces of the bag adjacent the open end whereby to press the walls of the bag adjacent the open end toward each other, a rigid laterally extending lever arm at each end of the tubular member, said tubular member adapted to be operated to roll a por tion of the body about said member with said lever arms exposed and with said portion of the body stretched, and means on the body of the bag to co-operate with the rigid lever arms to hold the member in position with the portion of the body rolled and stretched thereabout.

8. A pouch including a body portion having a neck provided with an open end, the walls of said neck thickened on their outer sides at said open end to form lips, a slotted tube adapted to be passed over said open end and receive said lips with the portion of the neck immediately adjacent said lips received in the slot in the tube, the Walls of said tube converging toward said slot, each of said lips including an angular portion engaging a converging wall of the tube whereby said lips are given a tendency toward each other to form a sea-l, said tube having a rigid laterally extending lever arm at each of its ends, said tube adapted to be operated to roll a portion of the neck of the pouch about the tube with the lever arms exposed and with the neck portion of the pouch stretched, and means on the body receiving the said lever arms to hold the same and the tube against the efforts of the stretched portion of the pouch to unroll whereby to maintain the pouch sealed.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, this 30th day of August, A. D., 1927.

EARL C. BUNNELL. 

